ABSTRACT:The flowering stage, directly influences the satisfactory yield of the crop, because the number of pods per plant depends on the number of open flowers, which, in turn, is very susceptible to climatic and management factors. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different water replenishments on the number of flowers per inflorescence and on the number of pods in the bean cultivars Napoli and Contender. The study was conducted at the Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Câmpus Ipameri, beans were planted in May 2015, and the experimental design of randomized blocks was analyzed in a 5x2 sub-divided plots scheme, in three blocks. The plots were constituted of the irrigation levels determined by the water replenishment (RH) corresponding to 25; 50; 75; 100 and 125% of the evaporation of the Pichet evaporimeter, the subplots the pod bean, Napoli and Contender. The number of flowers per inflorescence, the color of the flowers, the average length of the inflorescences and the number of pods per inflorescence were determined. The cultivar Contender showed earlier flowering than the Napoli, regardless of the applied water depth. The period for pod formation was 8 and 14 for Contender and Napoli, respectively, but the highest number of pods was observed in the Napoli variety.
KEYWORDS
FLORAÇÃO, INFLORESCENCIA E NÚMERO DE VAGENS NAS CULTIVARES DE FEIJÃO VAGEM NAPOLI E CONTENDER